§ Sir Ivan LawrenceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now name the fifth site for a secure training centre covering the London and south-east area.
§ Mr. MacleanThe centre will be located on Home Office land at Cookham wood in Kent adjacent to, but Separate from, the Prison Service establishment.
§ Sir Ivan LawrenceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make draft rules for secure training centres available to the House.
§ Mr. MacleanRules for the regulation and management of secure training centres will be made by statutory instrument and, as such, will not be available in their final form until after the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill receives Royal Assent. However, in order to indicate to potential contractors what areas the rules will cover in order to assist them in formulating their tenders, an administrative paper has been prepared which outlines proposed rules for secure training centres. A copy of this paper has been placed in the Library today.
§ Mr. HawkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now publish details of the design and build specification of the proposed secure training centres for young offenders.
§ Mr. MacleanI have today placed in the Library of the House a copy of the design and build specification, together with an associated note to tenderers containing information on performance standards.